How Well Do You Know Rockford?

At a goodbye party thrown by some of our friends, Jerod Gilcher gave Andy and I this test to see how well we know Rockford, the city that we are moving to. I got 4/12 correct, and Andy got 5/12 correct. See how many you know...

I'll put the answers in the comments section.


1. This film about a women's baseball team has the story set in Rockford, Ill...

2. The civil and Spanish war memorial dedicated by Theodore Roosevelt by this name is right in the heart of Rockford, Ill.
a. Rockford Hall
b. Roosevelt Hall for Soldiers and Sailors
c. Carnegie War Memorial
d. Winnebago County War Memorial

3. These two Illinois cities are the only cities that are larger in population than Rockford...

4. The current mayor of Rockford is...
a. Lawrence J. Morrissey
b. Clay Bucholz
c. Esther Gibson
d. Joseph Conrad, Jr.

5. The is the highest temperature ever recorded for Rockford...

6. This is the lowest temperature ever recorded for Rockford...

7. This US city is the only city that produces more furniture than Rockford
a. Tallahassee, FL
b. Grand Rapids, MI
c. Nashville, TN
d. Dublin, OH

8. This is the tree that Rockford was known most for throughout its history
a. Elm
b. Spruce
c. Walnut
d. Ash

9. In 2005, Rockford received top honors in the contest for its cleanliness as a city
a. A Cleaner Greener America
b. America the Beautiful
c. America in Bloom
d. Your mother doesn't live here, clean up after yourself

10. This is the name of the river on which Rockford is located on both sides of...

11. Rockford is at the intersection of these major freeways. Which one does NOT intersect?
a. 39
b. 76
c. 20
d. 90

12. The Burpee Museum of Natural History, located just north of downtown Rockford is home to this ridiculous fictitiious children's interactive science exhibit dinosaur...
a. Jane the Rockford T-Rex
b. Bilpo the Rockford Brontosaurus
c. Crassis teh Rockford Cretosaurus
d. Captain Conundrum the Rockford Pterodactyl